Accounts Payable Clerk - Temp

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care; Toronto; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

BrightPath Early Learning & Child Care in Toronto is seeking an Accounts Payable specialist for a 3-month temp role with potential to become permanent. You will maintain AP policies, assist with vendor payments, and review reconciliations to keep variances in check.

The ideal candidate has 2 years of full cycle AP, a Bachelor’s in Accounting, and strong Excel skills. ERP experience and PO knowledge are assets for this role in a busy childcare organization.

Qualifications

• 2 years of full cycle accounts payable experience.
• Experience with purchase orders is an asset.
• Experience working with a large ERP system is an asset.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining systems, policies, and procedures relating to AP functions.
• Assisting with priority payments to vendors.
• Reviewing vendor reconciliations to resolve variances.
• Assisting with monthly account analysis.
• Ensuring payments comply with corporate policies and correct GL coding.
• Responding to inquiries and liaising with other departments to ensure timely payments within cash flow restraints.
• Providing weekly AP aging reports and status on outstanding items.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP system

Purchase orders

Job description

Location: Toronto/Etobicoke Corporate Office - Temp to potentially perm, 3 month initial contract

Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath!

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining systems, policies, and procedures relating to AP functions.
• Assisting with priority payments to vendors.
• Reviewing vendor reconciliations to ensure variances are resolved in a timely manner.
• Assisting with monthly account analysis.
• Ensuring that all payments are compliant with corporate policies and procedures which include proper approval and correct general ledger coding.
• Responding to and resolving all internal and external inquiries & liaise with other departments to ensure accurate and timely payments are within cash flow restraints.
• Providing weekly accounts payable aging reports and status on outstanding items.
• All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• 2 years of full cycle AP
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or equivalent
• Experience with purchase order knowledge an asset
• Experience working with a large ERP system an asset
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills